Trial reportPediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies2022
Acute and Posttraumatic Stress in Family Members of Children With a Prolonged Stay in a PICU: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.
Trial report in Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Bereavement care practices: A national survey of Australian paediatric intensive care units.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Satisfaction With Care in Paediatric Intensive Care Units: Swedish Parents' Perspective.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Acute Stress Disorder in Israeli Civilians in Reaction to the 7 October War.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Article
- Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Medical Complexity: A Survey of Parents.The Journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Design and rationale of the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome - paediatrics (PICS-p) Longitudinal Cohort Study.BMJ open · 2024Observational
- Continuity Strategies for Long-Stay PICU Patients: Consensus Statements From the Lucile Packard Foundation PICU Continuity Panel.Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify the prevalence of screening criteria for acute and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) and stress symptoms among family members of children in the PICU for more than 8 days and examine risk factors for stress symptoms.
designSecondary analysis of data from a randomized trial of a palliative care intervention conducted between 2010 and 2014.
settingAn urban pediatric hospital in Seattle, WA. SUBJECTS: The sample included 377 family members of 220 children.
interventionsFamily Communication Study. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsOutcomes were symptom scores and diagnostic screening criteria for acute stress disorder (ASD) and PTSD. Predictors included demographic- and admission-related characteristics and hypothesized risk factors for developing stress-related mental health disorders. The mean score for acute stress symptoms during the ICU stay was 40.3 (sd = 13.8) and 59 family members in total met diagnostic screening criteria for ASD during hospitalization (15.6%). At 3-month follow-up, the mean score for posttraumatic stress symptoms was 30.8 (sd = 12.9) and 52 family members met diagnostic criteria for PTSD (13.8%). Factors associated with meeting ASD screening criteria were unplanned admission and poorer family relationships. Factors associated with PTSD symptoms and diagnosis were longer length of stay, meeting ASD criteria during admission, child's death, and less perceived social support.
conclusionsMeeting screening criteria for PTSD was associated with demographic, length of stay, and family relationships among family members of seriously ill children. PTSD outcomes were higher among family members whose child died. This study helps identify risk factors that can be used to target needed psychosocial screening, monitoring and support during and following a prolonged PICU admission, as well as family-centered interventions and supportive bereavement intervention for the family members of a deceased child.
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